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Raretacking
The correct spelling is tacking.
How to pronounce tacking
verb
Say it like: Tak-ing
The correct spelling is tacking. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head). For example: "to tack (something) onto (something)"
Usage Examples
“to tack (something) onto (something)”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
- 2.To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
- 3.To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
- 4.To add something as an extra item.
- 5.Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
noun
- 1.Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
- 2.The act of changing tack.
- 3.A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
- 4.The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.
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